ALL meanings of chieftaincy
chief·tain
C c - noun chieftaincy The position or period of rule of a chief. 1
- noun chieftaincy the chief of a clan or a tribe. 1
- noun chieftaincy a leader of a group, band, etc.: the robbers' chieftain. 1
- noun chieftaincy (initial capital letter) Military. Britain's main battle tank since 1969, fitted with a 120mm gun and two machine guns and weighing 55 tons (50 metric tons). 1
- noun chieftaincy The area or population ruled by a chief. 0